hair algae removal

[got krabs]

What is the best way to remove unwanted green hair algae? I,ve been removing alittle every day but it seems I'm not making any headway
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does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[q]

Scrub it off with a brush in a seperate container.
If you havn't eliminated the nutrients that they grow on then it will grow right back and probably worse.

 

[wamp]

A good supply of snails and crabs will help but if the algea gets too long they will not touch it.. They will control it though..

 

[safaripilot]

Mexican Turbos will mow it down and keep it clean.

 

[karlas]

i had the hair alge. i pulled off the longer stuff and the snails (trochus, turboos) ate the rest. also i stepped up my water changes from 5% to 10% a week and it seemed to dissaper pretty quick. also do you over feed this will add excess nutrients to the water which helps feed the alge

 

[jacksonpt]

I've had the best luck controlling hair algae with Tangs... specifically a Kole and a Yellow (not at the same time). I had a Kole that did a terrific job, now I have a Yellow tang that is just decent.